(Red Right Hand) Take a Little Walk

[Circe]

Circe is glaring at the pad lock as she pockets her picks, waiting for everyone to move past it. Once that is done Circe will, awkwardly, re-secures it through the bars. As for Sonnie's label, "Damn straight. And I'm puckish too." Once in the Hedge Circe is less annoyed. "Ah good THAT is still correct. Un momento per favore," she says as they are standing in the stream. Circe swings the duffel bag to her front to briefly open it.

Circe listens with her pointy ears, both to her comrades and the Hedge.

  Elf ears hear much

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-05-12 22:41:37		Circe rolls 6 to Perception (10 Again)		7, 1, 9, 8, 4, 10, 9		4 successes

From the duffel bag the elfin Fairest first pulls out a flashlight to pocket into her jacket, then draws the pump action shotgun from earlier. She also pulls out a knife to cut a zip tie from the trigger guard. Circe pockets her knife, puts the duffel bag back on her shoulder, and fiddles with the shotgun. The sound of a shell pumping into the chamber isn't quite like it is in videogames. "Ret 2 go," then looks at Abraham, "Good order Abe but I want everyone ta obey one instruction extra. If I yell yer name and tell ya ta duck, ya do it."

As for the matter of the cabin, Circe raises her hand, "Yo." Then points to the front door of the cabin, "As far as I know nobody lives there. I've used it a couple of times. Rest stop ta hold merchandise while waitin' fer the mundy side ta be ready. It just, uh, ain't secure enough fer long term storage," a bitter memory that hurt her wallet, "Insides keep changin'. Shit don't stay where ya left it, or at all sometimes." IF there was an owner Circe had probably made them able to be quite well armed, "But like I said, never seen an owner. Course I was carrying a shit ton of guns those times so mighta scared 'em off." The Hedge was an awesome and terrific place, for it begot awe and terror.

In Circe's opinion while this called for caution it didn't mean the denizens were masochists that enjoyed getting shot. She'd honestly be frightened to encounter one that did.

[Circe]

"I mean, I've seen hobbes there but they were always passin' through," she clarifies.

ooc: had details on the Trod cleared up by Krakenbox after I posted. So that little detail was originally excluded. Sorry for the mistake folks.

[Titania]

"Ewwww", she yells, barely hiding her disgust for the mud, and the smell, and the slimes. She shivers as the splashes of ice-cold water freeze legs, worse, her new boots are ruined, drenched really.
She knew it, now she knew it, why Lady Sera had bailed out on them without a word. She was, she was... she was a Scoundrel. Yes, a scoundrel, that's what she was.
Her wisps float around, illuminating the place as her legs emerge from the water, leaving her with a breathtaking sight of a landscape that could have been lifted out of an impressionist painting. "So pretty", she mouths off, nodding to Adam's command. She gets close to Circe, close enough to dry in the warmth of her mantle.

[Krakenbox]

Samuel steps behind Sonnie without comment, noticeably taller as he still moves above the water as if it were a sheet of ice.

As far as Sonnie and Abraham are concerned, there is the roaring of a distant waterfall, though sight and sound is strangely muted as even their words don't drift too far into the surroundings. The forest is completely still, without birdsong or wind rustling the branches, and the only life springs around them in a shock of colour from the blessings of the Verdant Court. Tiny minnows congregate, picking curiously at the strange feet before swept in the current and vanishing without the influence of the Mantle.

Circe, on the other hand, with the twitch of her ear, hears the barest of a latch click from the cabin door cracked and then promptly closed. Blink and you would have missed it.

The source of the sound and the cabin lead to a lower embankment that is easier to clear, aside from Titania's poor choice in shoes. Away from the signs of life is a steeper incline of slate with some foot holds, but will require more physical effort to clear the shallow river. The plateau dips into the waterline being chest-height once into the river proper.

Climbing the cliff on the clear side will require a base Strength + Athletics roll plus relevant bonus modifiers. PCs also have the option of boosting a companion's roll, in which their successes will be added to the targeted PC's dice pool for their turn.

[Sonnie Wu]

Sonnie might have made a joke about Titania's choice in footwear. She might have make a crack about Abraham assuming he was in charge. But she said nothing. The Beast was more inwardly focused.

It was the quiet of this area. The lack of birdsong. The stillness of the trees. Something about the silence... scared her. She could sense her heartbeat quicken, feel her hands get sweaty. Sonnie swallowed and scowled as she faced away from everyone else. She didn't know why she was like this. She honestly couldn't remember much of what happened to her in Arcadia.

All she knew was that dead silences were terrifying.

Focus. Listen to the sounds. It's not quiet. There's noise. The river. The voices. There's a waterfall up ahead. It's okay. You're not alone.

A few deep breaths, and Sonnie felt like she had it under control. Panic attack averted. Maybe getting to work would help more. Time to scout.

  1 success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-05-17 19:26:32		Sonnie Wu rolls 5 to Beast's Keen Senses: 3 Wits +1 Wyrd +1 monkey t-shirt (10 Again)		4, 7, 8, 2, 2		1 success

Sonnie placed a hand on the t-shirt she wore, which bore the image of a monkey, and channeled her Glamour into a Contract she had with Primates. The clause activated, and her five senses exploded into sharpness. Images were keener, smells more intense, soft sounds louder. She was even more aware of the minnows around her feet. She... really needed to get out of the water.

Moving onto shore, the Spring Beast scanned the area, taking in the terrain and sussing out a path forward. Her primal side guided her quite well in this endeavor. The lower embankment was preferable. She didn't want to chance Titania or anyone else getting swept downriver by trying for the easier embankment. She'd just help the non-Steepscramblers up once she was at the top.

  2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-05-17 19:37:00		Sonnie Wu rolls 10 to Climbing: 3 Str +3 Ath +1 Climb spec +3 kith bonus (10 Again)		6, 4, 7, 3, 2, 7, 9, 8, 1, 5		2 successes

And scramble up the steep she did. No problem. Once at the top, Sonnie immediately looked for danger, monkey-enhanced senses on high alert.

  2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-05-17 19:39:12		Sonnie Wu rolls 9 to Monkeysense! 3 Wits +2 Comp +4 Contract (10 Again)		3, 4, 6, 9, 6, 2, 4, 10, 6, 3		2 successes

Provided there is no threat apparent, the Beast laid down at the edge of the embankment to help the others make the climb, holding out her hands to pull them up once they can reach her. "Alley-oop!"

[Sonnie Wu]

Housekeeping!

[Circe]

Circe looked at the cabin door, "Company. Scared company I think," pointing with the shotgun of course. Circe then sighs at the steep route, "Aaaaand the cord is gone again. Of course it is."

Circe wasn't really the athletic type but here she went. "I think the easier path is. Best. Fanculo," Circe had trailed off before her shoulders sag as Sonnie proves she is a monkey. "Right, never split the damn party." She shoulders the shotgun with the duffel bag's outside straps and tries to follow. She offers up the rope from her bag to help Abraham if he needs it with his kit.

2 Circe climb successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-05-18 07:22:25		Circe rolls 4 to Climbing (10 Again)		5, 3, 5, 10, 8		2 successes

  1 Climbing Gear success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-05-18 07:25:58		Circe rolls 2 to climbing gear (10 Again)		2, 8		1 success

[Titania]

She was perplexed. Looking up and down the slope, again and again, she regarded the rest of the group with wide sapphire-eyed stupor. An insurmountable obstacle stood on her path. To be fair, the Fairest was one for mental acumen, raw charm and dexterous finesse over the meaningless toil of physical exertion, so she regarded the whole ordeal with resentment.
Surely they didn't expect her to climb up, and without a ladder to boot. Where had their carriers gone, what about her outfit? When her gaze wasn't met with the reassuring stare of her peers, she was hit by a pang of anguish, they did really mean it.

She wasn't one for mountain hiking, she was a girl meant for parks and elaborate dresses and lawn-chairs and tea and parties. Maybe some ballet and yoga, but certainly a trail hike hadn't been in the top 100 list of things to do today. So, it was with malcontent and a sigh of resignation that she approached the natural barrier.
Sensing her hesitation - the rose perched atop her head was profusely sweating crystal petals after all - her wisps went first, casually and effortlessly floating their way to the rest of the group. She steels herself, closing her fists around the rope, ready to push her legs against the wet floor. One step after another she rises, cheered by her wisps. Eventually her legs give away, wobbly against the might of gravity itself, no less strong in the Hedge.
And she slides back to the base of the slope.

  failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2019-05-21 14:50:34		Titania rolls 2 to Climbing (10 Again)		3, 1		failure